Current meter Nortek Aquadopp data. Data for 2 current meter deployments of NORTEK Aquadopp instruments at the Rainbow Massif. Instruments where kindly provided by the Parc National d'Instrumentation Océanographique de l'INSU.

Data is provided in 2 sets of files, corresponding to deployments AES_C01 and AES_C02. The instruments where installed in a broadband OBS (BBOBS) from the INSU OBS National Park.  Deployment AES_C02 includes two lowerings (see information below, indicated as deployments AES_C02A and AES_C02B).

AES_C01 with current meter serial number : A6L6094 (head) AQD11097 (Hardware), deployed on BB03 with deployment AES_B01_BB3. Bottom position: 36.23544°N, 33.91036°W, 2505 m waterdepth.

AES_C02_A with current meter serial number : A6L6127 (head) AQD11247 (Hardware), deployed on BB02, deployment AES_B03_BB02. Bottom position: 36.22233°N, 33.87996°W, 1950m waterdepth.

AES_C02_B with current meter serial number : A6L6127 (head) AQD11247 (Hardware), deployed on BB02, deployment AES_B06_BB02. Bottom position: 36.2020833°N, 33.8118833°W, 2557m waterdepth.

Data are provided in two zipped files that include:

AESC0101.aqd: Aquadopp binary file
AESC0101.dat: Ascii table of data - full record
AESC0101.dia: Aescii data file - partial record
AESC0101.hdr: Instrument parameter information and description of columns in AESC0101.dat
AESC0101.mat: Matlab file corresponding to AESC0101.dat
AESC0101.ssl: Log of instrument (error and info messages)

In addition to several instrument logs:

AESC01_start.log
AES_C01_deploy.dep
AESC01_start.dep

The ascii file contains 27 columns as follows:

 1   Month                            (1-12)
 2   Day                              (1-31)
 3   Year
 4   Hour                             (0-23)
 5   Minute                           (0-59)
 6   Second                           (0-59)
 7   Error code
 8   Status code
 9   Velocity (Beam1|X|East)          (m/s)
10   Velocity (Beam2|Y|North)         (m/s)
11   Velocity (Beam3|Z|Up)            (m/s)
12   Amplitude (Beam1)                (counts)
13   Amplitude (Beam2)                (counts)
14   Amplitude (Beam3)                (counts)
15   Battery voltage                  (V)
16   Soundspeed                       (m/s)
17   Soundspeed used                  (m/s)
18   Heading                          (degrees)
19   Pitch                            (degrees)
20   Roll                             (degrees)
21   Pressure                         (dbar)
22   Pressure                         (m)
23   Temperature                      (degrees C)
24   Analog input 1
25   Analog input 2
26   Speed                            (m/s)
27   Direction                        (degrees)